Gay Games sports programme
The host of each Gay Games has offered a distinctive sports programme, with a group of "core sports" augmented by sports with local interest or expertise. As of Gay Games IX in 2014, hosts have been free to adapt their sports programmes even further by choosing not to to offer a certain number of core sports for which they may not have the appropriate venue or local know-how. Bidders are free to replace these sports from the list of additional sports, or to suggest new sports, subject to FGG approval. The latest sport thus added is Rodeo, approved in 2009.
The total number of sports is currently set at a base of 30, with additions possible subject to FGG approval based on a detailed operations and finance plan.
Current policy offers a compromise between stability from one edition of the Gay Games to the next and flexibility for hosts. By allowing hosts to adapt their sports programme to their local conditions, the FGG has made it possible for a broader range of cities, including smaller cities or cities in developing nations, to bid to host the Gay Games.
The list of current core and additional sports can be found below. If your sport does not appear on this table and you are interested in supporting its inclusion in a future Gay Games, write us. The best way for a new sport to be proposed by a bidder is for there to be a dedicated group of experts and participants already offering competition in the sport. In this way, bidders can be confident that by offering the sport, they will find a critical mass of participants, officials, and supporters for the sport.
Gay Games sports
Sport | Offered |
|---|---|
Aerobics | |
Aquatics – Diving | Yes |
Aquatics – Open Water Swim | |
Aquatics – Swimming | Yes |
Aquatics – Synchronised Swimming | Yes |
Aquatics– Water Polo | Yes |
Badminton | Yes |
Basketball | Yes |
Billiards/Pool | Yes |
Bodybuilding | Yes |
Bowling (10 pin) | Yes |
Bridge | Yes |
Chess | Yes |
Cycling | Yes |
DanceSport | Yes |
Darts | |
Field Hockey | Yes |
Figure Skating | Yes |
Football (soccer) | Yes |
Golf | Yes |
Handball (team) | Yes |
Ice Hockey | Yes |
Judo | |
Martial Arts | Yes |
Netball | |
Powerlifting | Yes |
Racquetball | |
Road Races - 5k/10k | Yes |
Road Races - Marathon | Yes |
Rodeo | |
Roller Skating – Inline Speed | Yes |
Rowing | |
Rugby (touch) | |
Rugby (union) | |
Sailing | Yes |
Softball | Yes |
Sport Climbing | Yes |
Sport Shooting | Yes |
Squash | Yes |
Table Tennis | Yes |
Tennis | Yes |
Track and Field | Yes |
Triathlon | Yes |
Volleyball – Beach | Yes |
Volleyball – - Indoor | Yes |
Wrestling | Yes |
